Table 2.
Employment and HRQoL Characteristics of Working-age survivors with controlled versus uncontrolled pain, BRFSS, 2016 (n = 259)
Controlled pain | Uncontrolled pain | ||||
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Variable | Unweighted frequency (n = 196) | Weighted percentage (95% CI) | Unweighted frequency (n = 63) | Weighted percentage (95% CI) | p-value* |
Employment | <.001 | ||||
Employed | 102 | 50.62 (41.06–60.19) | 17 | 20.18 (10.13–30.24) | |
Non-employed | 94 | 49.38 (39.81–58.94) | 46 | 79.82 (69.76–89.87) | |
Health-related quality of life | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Physically unhealthy days | 7.88 (10.18) | 15.93 (11.83) | <.001 | ||
Mentally unhealthy days | 7.00 (9.40) | 12.09 (12.09) | <.001 | ||
Days interference | 6.23 (9.77) | 12.77 (11.69) | <.001 |
Note: Chi-square test for proportions and two-tailed t-test for means comparing those with controlled versus uncontrolled pain.
Note: Data are from 9 states that administered the optional Cancer Survivorship Module in 2016 ( (Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin)
Note: BRFSS = Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.